Sekirov Dictionary

mildew

UK /ˈmɪl.djuː/US /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To taint with mildew.
- Hee giues the Web and the Pin, squints the eye, and makes the Hare‐lippe; Mildewes the white Wheate, and hurts the poore Creature of earth. — 1603
•
To become tainted with mildew.
- His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull. — 1851

noun1

A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

forms

mildewed · mildewing · mildews

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